The first direct container train has been sent from Chengdu, China, to Antwerp, Belgium, which will transit through Kazakhstan. The specialized DPD train for La Poste includes 55 containers with cross-border e-commerce goods and products requiring cold chain compliance. The route runs through the Altynkol checkpoint, then the train will pass through Russia, Belarus, Poland and Germany.
The Port of Gdansk has joined the ranks of European ports with direct container service to the United States. Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the world’s largest shipping operator with a fleet of over 850 vessels, has included Gdansk in the route of its Albatros line with regular calls to New York and Charleston. The first voyage on the new schedule was the MSC BERANGERE from Gdansk on August 14. The delivery time is 13 days to New York and 17 days to Charleston.
В 2025 году в Казахстане досрочно будут завершены два масштабных железнодорожных проекта: участок Достык–Мойынты и Алматинская объездная линия. Об этом сообщил министр транспорта Нурлан Сауранбаев на заседании правительства, подчеркнув, что эти проекты значительно увеличат пропускную способность сети и укрепят транзитный потенциал страны.
Председатель правления АО «НК «Қазақстан темір жолы» Талгат Алдыбергенов в ходе своего визита в Баку встретился с министром цифрового развития и транспорта Азербайджана Рашадом Набиевым. Во встрече также приняли участие советник президента Казахстана Асель Жанасова, председатель Комитета железнодорожного и водного транспорта Жанибек Тайжанов, руководители «Азербайджанских железных дорог» и «Грузинских железных дорог». Стороны обсудили вопросы развития Среднего коридора, цифровизации логистики и реализации дорожной карты по устранению узких мест.
The Antwerp-Bruges Port Authority has carried out a major overhaul of the Baudouin Lock, first opened in 1955 by King Baudouin. The facility, which mainly handles river vessels and small seagoing vessels, had been in operation for over 60 years and needed to be updated to improve its reliability and safety.
The world’s largest container port of Shanghai handled 4.62 million TEU in July, which is almost 5% lower than the level of the previous year. The decrease is explained by the high base effect: in July 2024, an absolute record of 4.85 million TEU was set here. At the same time, compared to June, the figure also decreased by almost 2%, which is unusual for the traditional peak season.
В Баку состоялась встреча председателя «Азербайджанских железных дорог» Ровшана Рустамова, генерального директора «Грузинских железных дорог» Давида Абашидзе и председателя правления «Казахстан темир жолы» Талгата Алдыбергенова. Участники обсудили деятельность совместного предприятия Middle Corridor Multimodal Ltd., координирующего развитие Транскаспийского международного транспортного маршрута.
The total volume of cargo handled in Turkish ports increased by 3% in the first seven months of 2025, reaching 322.8 million tons, according to a report by the General Directorate of Maritime Affairs under the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure. In July, the volume of transshipment amounted to 47.67 million tons, which is 8% more than in July 2024. The leaders in cargo handling were the ports of Kocaeli and Aliaga (7.66 million tons each), Iskenderun (6.18 million tons), Tekerdağ (4.11 million tons) and Mersin (3.9 million tons), with the ten largest ports accounting for 83.4% of the total volume.
According to the Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations, in the first half of 2025, Germany’s foreign trade turnover with 29 countries in Central, Eastern, Southeastern Europe and Central Asia increased by 2% and reached 275 billion euros, which is 5.4 billion euros more than a year earlier. At the same time, German exports to these regions increased by 2.2% to 144 billion euros, while Germany’s total exports decreased by 0.1% to 786 billion euros.
On July 9, 2025, at the Dostyk station, JSC NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) set a new record for the transfer of export cargo to China – 28 trains were sent in one day, which corresponds to 1,060 cars.
